Office of the City Clerk - Record #: F2020-64

• Record #: F2020-64
• Type: Report
• Status: Placed on File
• Intro date: 11/16/2020
• Final action: 11/16/2020
• Title: Inspector General's evaluation of Chicago Police Department's post-firearm discharge policy
• Sponsors: Dept./Agency
• Topic: CITY DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES - Inspector General, - REPORTS - Miscellaneous

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
11/16/2020	22381	City Council	Placed on File

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY|910|BACKGROUND|910|
CPD'S RETURN-TO-DUTY REQUIREMENTS 9
CPD'S POST-FIREARM DISCHARGE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY PROCESS 10
OBJECTIVE, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY 13

OBJECTIVE 13
SCOPE 13
METHODOLOGY 14
STANDARDS 15
AUTHORITY AND ROLE 16
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 17
FINDING 1: CPD IS NOT IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH ITS RETURN-TO-DUTY
REQUIREMENTS 17
CAUSES OF NONCOMPLIANCE INCLUDE INADEQUATE POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES, INSUFFICIENT EXECUTION OF REQUIREMENTS, AND
POOR DOCUMENTATION *. 18
Inadequate Policies and Procedures 19
Insufficient Execution of Requirements 20
Poor Documentation 21
CPD MEMBERS MAY BE RETURNED TO DUTY PREMATURELY 22
MANAGEMENT RESPONSE 23
FINDING 2: CPD's RETURN-TO-DUTY PROCESS IS NOT STRUCTURED TO MEET
¦ MEMBERS' NEEDS IN AN INDIVIDUALIZED OR TIMELY MANNER 25
'CIOTRAINING IS NOT MEANINGFULLY INDIVIDUALIZED 25
COMPONENTS OF THE RETURN-TO-DUTY PROGRAM ARE NOT MADE
AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY MANNER 26
MANAGEMENT RESPONSE 28
APPENDIX A: THIRTY DAY CHECKLIST 30
APPENDIX B: COMPLIANCE BY MEMBER 31
APPENDIX C: DEPARTMENT RESPONSE 32

ACRONYMS
CIO Critical Incident Overview
COPA Civilian Office of Police Accountability
CPD Chicago Police Department
EAP Employee Assistance Program
ETD Education and Training Division
IACP International Association of Chiefs of Police
ICIO Individualized Critical Incident Overview
OFDS Office of the First Deputy Superintendent
OIC Office of Inspector General
PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder



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OIC FILE #18 0370
EVALUATION OF CPD'S POST-FIREARM DISCHARGE POLICY OCTOBER 27, 2020

TRR Tactical Response Report
TISM Traumatic Incident Stress M...